Across the world Christians
are celebrating Easter today. But as Susan Cooke
Kittredge observes, this is a season of awakening and renewal for others
as well.
Many people find their houses cluttering up this time of year and make an effort to eliminate some of it.
Susan Cooke Kittredge has found that getting
ready for the holidays has raised some questions about what to save and
what to let go.
We’ve heard a lot recently about the destructive force of rising tides and rushing water. Susan Cooke Kittredge reflects on how for centuries water has also brought people together.
Susan Cooke Kittredge was struck recently with the thought that while we are engaged in one endeavor, we sometimes see
other aspects of our lives most clearly.
Though the lazy days of summer are upon us, they fly by more quickly than we realize. Through some external circumstances Susan Cooke Kittredge has been learning to relish every moment.
Vermont dairy farmers are at their busiest this time of year, planting corn, cutting hay and dodging thunderstorms. But Susan Cooke Kittredge finds a disquieting reality nestled in this bucolic landscape of lush hills and valleys.
Just a week ago many of us were basking in the sun
and marveling at the glorious stretch of warm weather. Susan Cooke Kittredge enjoyed it as much as
anyone, but she had some decided
reservations.
Ash Wednesday , the beginning of Lent, was last week. It was also the
day that minister and commentator Susan Cooke Kittredge had some things
put in perspective for her – by a domestic accident that will sound
familiar to many of us.
Caring for the environment and lowering one’s carbon footprint can often seem to be mainly concerned with the consumption of resources and the use of material objects – but commentator Susan Cooke Kittredge sees connections with our personal relationships as well.